Federated Hermes

Est. 1983
501-1,000 employees Investment Management

About Federated Hermes

Federated Hermes is guided by the conviction that responsible investing is the best way to create long-term wealth.

We provide specialised capabilities across equity, fixed income and private markets, in addition to multi-asset strategies and proven liquidity-management solutions.

Through our world-leading stewardship services, we engage companies on strategic and sustainability concerns to promote investors’ long-term performance and fiduciary interests.

Our goals are to help individuals invest and retire better, to help clients achieve better risk-adjusted returns, and to contribute to positive outcomes in the wider world.

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Shock Brazil election result unnerves markets
  • 26 Oct 2026

Brazilian assets tumbled on Monday as investors worried that Lula's comeback victory might compound fiscal concerns in Latin America's largest economy.

By Federated Hermes In Macro, Equities, Emerging Markets
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Spending's not ending
  • 26 Oct 2026

Consumer spending continues to grow, much of it on fuel. So, what might that signal for inflation and investing in the months ahead?

By Federated Hermes In Macro
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Back-to-School bonanza
  • 23 Oct 2026

Prepping for the school year lifted retail sales in September, but rising inflation and energy prices played their part.

By Federated Hermes In Macro, Commodities
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Data centers get an optical upgrade
  • 23 Oct 2026

A shift from copper cable to optical technologies is improving data center efficiency. It also entails cooperation between the US and China.

By Federated Hermes In Commodities, Equities, Private Markets, Macro, Emerging Markets
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Financing the AI build-out: the role of securitized credit
  • 23 Oct 2026

Securitized products finance only a small slice of US data center development right now. Could Asset-backed Securities (ABS) and Commercial Mortgage-backed Securities (CMBS) play a larger role?

By Federated Hermes In Thematic / Megatrends, Fixed Income, Macro, Private Markets, Industry
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A broader catch-up rally ahead?
  • 19 Oct 2026

A recurrent theme of recent years has been extreme levels of concentration within the US equity markets. The Mag 7 account for roughly one-third of the market cap of the S&P 500 and AI-related stoc...

By Federated Hermes In Macro, Thematic / Megatrends, Equities, Indexing / Passive
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The bull market's Happy Anniversary
  • 16 Oct 2026

This week marked the fourth anniversary of the present bull market in US equities. The S&P 500 has rallied 15% so far this year alone to reach a record high of 7,844 on October 6.

By Federated Hermes In Equities, Macro
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Things that go bump in the night
  • 14 Oct 2026

With strong US economic growth, significant infrastructure buildout and a generational earnings cycle, we think the S&P 500 will reach 10,000 by year-end 2027.

By Federated Hermes In Macro, Private Markets, Equities
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For munis, will today's yield drive tomorrow's return?
  • 09 Oct 2026

As is often the case in finance, poor performance can be an attractive entry point. For muni investors, the third quarter may represent an unusually attractive income opportunity. Why? Munis just e...

By Federated Hermes In Fixed Income
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